How to remove page number from the title page: instruction

When writing graduation papers, abstracts and reports, the creation of a cover sheet with general information (name, topic, author, enterprise or educational institution, etc.) is required. The cover of the work should not contain extraneous characters and most often is written according to a predetermined template that meets the requirements. In most cases, the user can only insert their data in the "header" of the sheet, and then add this workpiece to their work. In this article, you will learn how to remove the page number from the cover page.

Differences in different versions

Because Microsoft updates its office suite every few years, their functionality or interface often changes. This manual is suitable for all versions of Word, starting in 2010. Differences will be minimal. It’s very easy to remove the page number from the title page using the instructions below.

Removal Instructions

We need to perform two procedures - delete the first number and start numbering from the number 1 on the second page. Let's sort them in order. First, we learn how to remove the page number from the title page using standard program tools:

1. Position the cursor on the first page. Then open the "Page Layout" section. In Word 2016, you need to go to the "Layout" section and select the "Page Settings" window.
2. Go to the "Paper Source" tab and click on the checkmark next to the "first page". Close the window with the parameters with the OK button.
3. Now the number will disappear on the title page.

There is also an alternative way. For him, you need to go to the "Designer" section. Then click on the footer to open the settings menu. Check the box next to "Special footer for the first page" and delete the number from the title page.

Now you know how to remove the page number from the title page. It remains to correct the numbering of subsequent pages if necessary. To do this, follow the instructions:

1. To reassign the second sheet number to one, click the Insert tab.
2. Now click on the "Page Number" button and open the "Format" item.
3. In the line "start with" set the ordinal value 0, so that the second sheet starts with one.

These instructions are suitable for any type of numbering, regardless of its location and settings. It takes less than a minute to remove the page number from the title page in Word.

Advice

Also, in many works, it is required to turn off the numbering on several subsequent sheets. For example, when the content should go after the start page. Then it is recommended to perform the following actions:

1. Position your cursor on the second page where the content is located.
2. Then click on the "Page break" button in the "Insert" tab.
3. Now the first section is the initial two sheets, and the second is the rest. To break the connection between them, double-click on the footer.
4. Click on the button to go to the next section. Select "Like in the previous section." After that, the two sections of the document will no longer be related to each other.
5. Now edit the second section. Open the footer editing again. Go to the settings "Page Number Format" and set the numbering from the desired number. If the title page and the content are in front of the section, the numbering should begin with the number 3.

Now you know how to remove the page number from the title page (2010-2016 Word). With this instruction you can easily edit documents according to all requirements. You can also use a separate tool for creating cover pages. If you do not have an exact template, then the home page will turn out to be issued manually. Word provides many predefined templates. They all differ in background, design, color, layout of lines, etc. If necessary, you can download additional templates from the official website office.com.